Table 1 Literature data for vitamin D3 content (IU/kg fresh matter) of insects.
From: Evidence of vitamin D synthesis in insects exposed to UVb light
Species | Vitamin D3 | Life stage | Origin | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pallid-winged grasshoppers | 102 | Adults | Wild | |
Rhinoceros beetles | 538 | Adults | Wild | |
White lined sphinx moth | <80 | Adults | Wild | |
Escamoles ants | 1444 | Pupae | Wild | |
Superworms | <LOD | Larvae | Produced | |
Giant mealworm | <LOD | Larvae | Produced | 24 * |
Yellow mealworms | <LOD | Larvae | Produced | |
Yellow mealworms | <LOD | Adults | Produced | 24 * |
Waxworms | <LOD | Larvae | Produced | |
Silkworms | <LOD | Larvae | Produced | 24 * |
Cricket | <LOD | Adult | Produced | |
Cricket | <LOD | Nymph | Produced | 24 * |
Desert locusts | 61 | Nymphs | Produced | 9 *** |
Desert locusts | 95 | Adults | Produced | 9 *** |
Migratory locusts | 33 | Nymphs | Produced | 9 *** |
Migratory locusts | 64 | Adults | Produced | 9 *** |
House crickets | 280 | Adults | Produced | 9 *** |
Yellow mealworms | 45 | Larvae | Produced | 9 *** |
Black soldier fly | 100 | Larvae | Produced | |
Tebo worms | 159 | Larvae | Produced | |
Turkestan cockroaches | 193 | Nymphs | Produced | |
House flies | <20 | Adults | Produced |
